FTFA: But did he arrive in September 2012 with a criminal intent to have sex with an adult 36-year-old aunt to a 14-year-old niece, or was he enticed to act by police posing as an adult and niece sexual combo?

The way they state that, it sounds like he's being accused of showing up to have sex with a 36 year old who has a 14 year old niece - and I can't find anything remotely illegal about that.

From the context of the rest of the article it sounds like the charges are really about him wanting to have sex with the 14 year old, but if so, where does the 36 year old even come into play, and why mention it?

If there was an adult in the picture, couldn't he argue that the condoms were for the aunt and the teddy bear was a gift for the niece in a non-sexual way? (although, do 14 year olds care about teddy bears ?)

Meh, I find I have little to no sympathy for anyone who makes a date over the internet to have a threesome with a 14 yo and her aunt no matter who initiated it but I can't really come to any meaningful determination without a review of the chat logs and this article is worth than useless at explaining anything definitively.

sendtodave:ParagonComplex: I went to high school with a guy who got busted in the Bowling Green, KY episode of To Catch A Predator. He always came off as a simpleton in school. Maybe he just wanted to bang a 12 year old, because it was more his intelligence level.

I knew a guy from KY that was a pedo. As was his father (who also adopted, then later married, his Asian daughter).

TsarTom:Regardless of his intentions, for the rest of this man's life, the phrase...arrived to a meeting with a pink teddy bear and a bag of condoms in hand. That much is clear.will be one of the first things to pop up during any potential employer/date's idle google search of his name.For that reason alone, I hope he's guilty.

Agreed. I don't know for a fact that this guy is a pedophile, but if he's not, they just destroyed an innocent man's life. There needs to be anonymity of the accused for certain crimes until proven guilty. It would help clean up the voir dire at trial, too.